I was always drawn to Broadway musicals, and obviously composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Berlin and Porter were writing music that I found wildly impressive.

Maybe I'm old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musicals - particularly the endings of shows.

My show business career doesn't mean I can't write a symphony. It just means I was never asked to write one.

I started studying music at the age of five and a half. My older sister was taking piano lessons. When her teacher left our apartment, I would get up on the piano bench and start picking out the notes that were part of my sister's lessons

I have always thought of music as a highway with many lanes.

If I'm within reach and can be helpful, I have a tendency to say 'Yes.' It's hard to say 'No.

My whole thing is not just to play music for people, but to make them part of the evening.